Examines cast changes in television programs in nearly four hundred meticulously researched entries filled with new and fascinating television facts and trivia.
Each entry features a detailed synopsis of the series, air dates, and listings of the characters and actors who were written out, including the first and last air dates of their appearances. This authoritative, single-volume pop-culture encyclopedia, illustrated with nearly 80 black and white stills, also includes dozens of exclusive and never-before published interviews with the actors, actresses, writers, and producers who were personally involved with each series.
Steven Lanceis an entertainment industry consultant, author, and internationally syndicated columnist.
Reading Steven Lance's exhaustive, informative and entertaining guide left me humbled but grateful, as I realized that all of us are replaceable but that, somehow, I had managed to keep the same job for seven years! Michael Gross, Family Ties
Lance has tracked shifts in casting in shows both obscure and famous...his anecdotes about the cutthroat nature of the TV industry are frequently both funny and revealing. Entertainment Weekly
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